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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1930)
The CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Daniel Lemery is assisting temporarily in the students’ kitchen. Mr. Downie and little Bobbie were both layed up with severe colds this week. Martin Colby visited here last week for a few days during his annual mid-year vacation. John Davis is the foreman in charge of a group of carpenters constructing a large cereal bin for the kitch en. George W. ‘ Pumpkin” Bent, Jr., a popular mem ber of our younger set, is confined indoors with a severe cold. Ernest Greer, a former student, now a member of the Portland fire department, visited here Sunday with his wife and baby boy. Tommy Buckles was sent to the Tacoma sanitarium last Friday for the good of his health. Hewasaccom- panied as far as Portland by Dr. Sisco. About forty boys attended the Y. M. C. A. meeting Sunday evening. After a song service the boys en joyed a pictured travelogue of the middle western states. George Meachem, who has been assisting Mr. Teter with the dairy, left last week for Haskell Institute. He is succeeded by Daniel Constantino, also of the class of 1929. Mrs. Friedlander, Miss Friedlander, Mrs. Waddel, Virginia and Eldon Brickel, relatives of Mrs. Louisa F. Brickel of our school, were visitors on the campus Sunday. Roland Booth and Louis Pariseau, Junior students in carpentry, demonstrated their ability in fine cabinet making recently when they completed two kitchen cabinets for the Wigwam. Georgelina Champagne, fifth grade, has just com pleted a very attractive poster, in free hand paper cutting, depicting George Washington and a group of his soldiers against a background of stockade, snow, and trees. Mr. Mason speaks highly of two members of his detail known as “wooden devils,” Scouts Francis Ray and Chester Courville. They keep the carpenter shop clean and all the machinery well oiled when they can be spared from their many other duties. The employes had their monthly meeting last Fri day at the Wigwam. Mr. Mote presided. During the social which followed the serious discussion on educa tional problem:» the academic teachers were hosts and hostesses. The Valentine motif was carried out beauti fully in the decorations and delicious refreshments were served. Page 3 The Y. W. C. A. held a most interesting meeting Sunday afternoon, taking up a discussion of the new book, “Blind Spots,” which is a treatise on race un derstanding. Discussion was led by Evangeline Gil lette, Verna Starr, Mylie Lawyer, and Blanch Vassar. Flora Harper presided at the meeting. The Chemawa Alumni Association met in the parlor of Hawley Hall last Sunday afternoon for a short business meeting. Mr. Larsen, who presided was also elected to represent the Alumni on the An niversary program to be held here on Feb. 25th. Other matters were also settled. We had the privilege, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11th, of entertaining debaters from Wheaten College of Wheaten, Illinois, and Willamette University of Salem, who debated on the question: “Resolved: That the nations should adopt a plan of complete disarma ment.” Willamette, upholding the negative side, lost the decision, as rendered by Prof. Earl W. Wells of O. S. C. Mr. Mote introduced the debaters. During chapel Sunday night the school band under the direction of Mr. Hermann A. Kunkel gave a concert in the auditorium. The program was a fine one, including a standard overture, an operatic med ley, a patrol and a march. All numbers showed evi dence of work and talent on the part of the leader and band members. The boys’ octet, girls’ octet, girls’ trio and Melba Arnoux also contributed vocal numbers which were well received. Mr. Mote was in charge of the exercises. BOY AND GIRL SCOUTS Do you know that we have three girl Scout troops here at Chemawa? They are taking up scouting with a real effort to put over the work. Miss Gunn, Miss French and Mrs. Downie were in Portland last Thursday attending a meeting for Girl Scout leaders. Hoo-ray! The scouts are to put on a program Thursday at the auditorium. First aid will be shown. If you have any dogs and cats that need contribu tions of tails or glass eyes we will give them the best we have. Glass eyes and tails a specialty. Troop 5 took a hike Saturday morning, Scoutmaster Carl Turner leading the hike. The boys report visit ing the tile and brick plant near the fairgrounds, also the Valley Packing plant. They were shown how the weiners and big balognies are made. Many new things were learned on this trip. A corp of honor was held at the county Court House. Scoutmasters and patrol leaders were in attendance. Spring is showing up and there will be plenty of out door activities. Have you noticed the boys out with their flags for semaphore? There will be educational hikes for Scouts in the near future and it will pay to plan nn being one of the real boys and take up Scouting. There are a goodly number of boys in this school that are of Scouting age who should take advantage of this opportunity. You are invited to join. No one is barred.
